Removing Songs from a Playlist

If you decide that you don’t want one or more songs included in a playlist, select the songs you want to remove in the playlist’s Content pane and press the Delete key. A warning prompt will appear. Click Yes and the songs will be deleted from the playlist. (If this dialog box annoys you like it does me, check the Do not ask me again check box and you won’t ever have to see it again.)

Adding Songs to a Playlist

The whole point of creating a playlist is to add songs to it. Whether you created an empty playlist or one that already has some songs in it, the steps to add songs are the same:

1. Select the Library as the source.
2. Browse or search the Library so that songs you want to add to the playlist are shown in the Content pane.
3. Select the songs you want to add to the playlist by clicking them (remember the techniques to select multiple songs at the same time). To select all the songs currently shown in the Content pane, press Ctrl+A (Windows) or „+A (Mac).
4. Drag the selected songs from the Content pane onto the playlist to which you want to add them. When the playlist becomes highlighted and the cursor includes a plus sign (+), release the mouse button (see Figure). The songs will be added to the playlist.
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 until you have added all the songs you want to include in the playlist.
6. Select the playlist on the Source List. Its songs will appear in the Content pane. Information about the playlist, such as its playing time, will appear in the Source Information area at the bottom of the iTunes window.

Creating a Standard Playlist with Songs in It

If you know some songs you want to place in a playlist, you can create the playlist so that it includes those songs as soon as you create it. Here are the steps to follow:

1. Browse or search the Library to find the songs you want to be included in the playlist. For example, you can browse for all the songs in a specific genre or search for music by a specific artist.
2. In the Content pane, select the songs you want to place in the playlist.
3. Choose File, New Playlist from Selection. A new playlist will appear on the Source List and will be selected. Its name will be highlighted to indicate that you can edit it, and you will see the songs you selected in the Content pane. iTunes will attempt to name the playlist by looking for a common denominator in the group of songs you selected. For example, if all the songs are from the same artist, that artist’s name will be the playlist’s name. Similarly, if the songs are all from the same album, the playlist’s name will be the artist’s and album’s name. Sometimes iTunes picks an appropriate name, and sometimes it doesn’t.
4. While the playlist name is highlighted, edit the name as needed and then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac). The playlist will be ready for more songs.